Miriam Elizabeth Roundy Parkinson

Miriam Elizabeth Roundy Parkinson died March 16th in St. George, Utah from causes incidental to age. Miriam was born June 7, 1919, in Logan, Utah, the youngest of seven children born to Joseph Roundy and Dorothea Larsen. She married Reid W. Parkinson on November 29, 1939, in the Logan LDS Temple. Mom and Dad lived in Wellsville and operated a dairy farm for over 40 years. Mom was involved in many civic and church activities. In 1972, she ran on the Democratic ticket for the county commission. In 1975, Governor Calvin Rampton awarded Miriam State recognition for her community service. She served as a 4-H leader, PTA president, and held many church positions. She served as a board member and President of the Cache Valley Mental Health organization and was instrumental in acquiring comprehensive mental health services in the tri-county area. She often spearheaded Christmas projects for the "Forgotten Patients" of the State Mental Hospital in Provo. As a member of the Wellsville Tabernacle Foundation, Mom helped with fund raising for the restoration of the Wellsville Tabernacle. We sometimes lovingly referred to Mom as "Battleship Miriam". She did not go down without a fight. She lived for over 50 years with legal blindness, which continued to worsen over her life. What she could not see, she remembered and could tell anyone where she had placed things years ago. Among the myriad of health problems, she has had cancer three times, a broken back four times, a broken hip, and a broken leg. She has lived for three decades with a lemon-sized tumor in her brain. Mom simply did not give up. She will be remembered for her determination and for her great treats. Among the family favorites were her recipes for English Toffee, brownies, lemon meringue pie, 'sticky' frosting, rolls, fresh strawberry pie, baking powder biscuits, turkey, roast beef, and incomparable fudge and divinity. She was a grand champion Candy Land game player, loved to take the grandchildren for early morning swims, and for special one-on-one Overnights with Grandma. She was preceded in death by her parents, siblings, husband, Reid Parkinson and grandson, Wyatt Timothy Parkinson. She is survived by her children; J. Reid Cindy, Minneapolis; Don Marilyn, Atlanta; Julie Michael Allen, Brigham City, Elaine Drew Pearce, St. George and grandchildren: Donovan, Heather, Thea, Jared, Mandy, Charity, Michael Reid, Brady, and Dallas; great-grandchildren: Jessica, Jacob Reid, Nicholas, Riley, Jack, and twins, Gabriel and Sofia. Funeral services will be held on Thursday, March 24, at Nelson Funeral Home, 162 East 400 North. A viewing will be held at the funeral home from 10:30-11:30 before the services begin at 12:00. Interment will be in the Wellsville Cemetery. A short memorial service will be held at 1:00pm on Monday, March 28, at Sterling Court, 324 N. 1680 E., St. George. The family would like to express appreciation for the care given by IHC Dixie Regional Medical Center, Dr. Derrick Haslem, Dr. Renu Mahajan, and last, but never least, the wonderful facility and staff at Sterling Court. She made many friends there. She was so fond of those who faithfully cared for her and befriended her. Mom really appreciated those who struggled to get an education and she was very concerned about the devastation in Japan. In lieu of flowers, it would mean so much to her to have donations made to either the Perpetual Education Fund or, LDS Humanitarian Services. These can be made at https://lds.org/service/humanitarian/help?lang\=eng . Mom also was very aware of suicide prevention and any donations to outofthedarkenss.org would be appreciated.